Table 1 Correct responses to questions assessing CPR knowledge among junior doctors and medical students

BLS abbreviation

56 (93.3)

80 (55.2)

Response to cardiac arrest on the road

25 (41.7)

55 (37.9)

Location of chest compressions in adults

27 (45.0)

56 (38.6)

Location of chest compressions in infants

16 (26.7)

39 (26.9)

Rescue breathing in infants

14 (23.3)

18 (12.4)

Depth of compressions in adults

31 (51.7)

49 (33.8)

Depth of compressions in children

7 (11.7)

28 (19.3)

Depth of compressions in neonates

12 (20.0)

7 (4.8)

Rate of chest compressions in adults and children

16 (26.7)

36 (24.8)

Current updated order of CPR intervention

11 (18.3)

11 (7.6)

Recommended universal compressions to ventilation ratio

34 (56.7)

40 (27.6)

CPR attempted inside a hospital rather than ambulatory

47 (78.3)

97 (66.9)

Window of effectiveness for CPR from onset of arrest

22 (36.7)

26 (17.9)

Artificial respirations > CPR in respiratory arrest

39 (65.0)

63 (43.4)

Most people who receive CPR survive

19 (31.7)

13 (9.0)

Reversible and irreversible brain damage

34 (56.7)

58 (40.0)

Blood flow cessation for > 10 h and cell death

25 (41.7)

46 (31.7)

CPR optimum period

39 (65.0)

66 (45.5)

Ambulatory compression-only CPR

18 (30.0)

19 (13.1)

Survival rate after defibrillation

35 (58.3)

59 (40.7)